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St. Olaf Equipment Tutorials

Guides for the equipment available for checkout at St. Olaf College.

LibKey Nomad

Librarian

Boom Pole with Integrated XLR

Features

  • Length of 2'5" to 7'6" with 4 separate sections
  • Twist lock extensions for easy expansion
  • Compatible with shotgun mics available for check out
  • Useful in interviews, panels, or speaker presentations

Set-Up

  • Loosen the twist locks to extend the sections
  • Securely tighten the twist locks when the pole is at your desired length
  • To collapse the pole, loosen the twist locks, return each section to its minimized position, and retighten the locks
  • To connect a microphone, slide it through the rubber bands at the top of the pole and plug the XLR cable into the base of the mic

**Integrated XLR cable is for the mic, it doesn't include another XLR cable to connect to an audio recorder

Recording Audio

  • Plug the cord from a recorder kit (not included) into the base of the boom pole and record using the kit.